Thank you to everyone that helped make the 2015 CeNCOOS Winter Meeting such a success! We are particularly thankful to the the NOAA SWFSC in Santa Cruz for hosting, the CeNCOOS Governing Council for their continued dedication, all of our presenters and panelists, and everyone that took the time to give us feedback

COAST-CSUMB will be hosting a Marine Geospatial Workshop at CSUMB March 19-21, 2015. This FREE workshop will focus on marine geospatial data collection and statistical analysis and application to biological and ecological research questions. Training in the use of advanced geospatial technologies (e.g. LIDAR, survey grade GPS) will be provided. The workshop will be led by Dr. Corey Garza and Mr. Dan Orr of CSU Monterey Bay and Dr. Shannon Bros-Seaman of SJSU.

Two day training session for the public on offshore renewable energy. The meeting will take place in Sacramento July 29-30 and will be avaailable as a dial-in webinar as well. Details are avaialble on the BOEM Website: http://www.boem.gov/Pacific-Region/